Peračić-Veljačić

ARP / Peračić-Veljačić

Dinko Peračić was born in Split in 1977, where he finished Classical Gymnasium. He got his master’s degree at IAAC in Barcelona and graduated at Faculty of Architecture in Zagreb. He is the founder of the Architects’ Collective Platforma 9.81 and a partner in Architects’ Office ARP. He has worked as an assistant at Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy in Split since 2008, and in 2016, he was appointed an associate professor at Architectural Design Department.

He is an author of a series of architectural projects, with a particular focus on public spaces and buildings, especially cultural facilities. Among the completed projects, notable ones include the Faculty of Civil Engineering building in Osijek, the Market and Fish Market in Vodice, and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka. Other projects, still unrealized, such as the Youth Center in Split, Pogon Jedinstvo in Zagreb, the Market in Dubrovnik, or the Olive House in Tisno, have been more prominently presented to the public.

In 2018, he was awarded the Grand Prix of the Zagreb Salon of Architecture; in 2023, he was awarded the Grand Prix of the Zagreb Salon of Applied Arts and design; and three times he was awarded the second prize of the Zagreb Salon (2006, 2009, 2015).   He was also awarded with Piranesi award in 2015, the Architecture Medal and Conceptual Design Medal by Croatian Chamber of Architects (2016 and 2017). He was also awarded Bernardo Bernardi Award by the Croatian Association of Architects in 2018 and the Grand Prix BIG SEE 2022.  His works were nominated for many other national and international awards.

He has extensive experience participating in architectural competitions and has won numerous awards. He has taken part in numerous domestic and international architectural and art exhibitions. Through the programs of the association Platforma 9,81, he is involved in various research and public activities related to spatial culture. He serves as a moderator at the Days of Oris symposium in Zagreb (alongside M. Mrduljaš). He was the curator of the Days of Architecture in Sarajevo in 2018. He actively contributes to the public discourse on space and architecture through frequent public lectures, discussions, workshops, actions, published texts, and by judging urban planning and architectural competitions. At the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2016, he represented Croatia as part of a team with M. Veljačić, E. Višnić, and S. Tolj with the work we need it – we do it. Together with Miranda Veljačić, he held a solo exhibition at the 56th Zagreb Salon of Architecture.

Awards and nominations for reference projects

Harbour Market in Vodice, 2015

Dinko Peračić

  • 2nd prize, 50th Zagreb Salon of Architecture Award 2015,
  • 1st prize, Piranesi Award 2015, for best architectural realization built in a Central Europe region,
  • Finalist, Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA), 1 of 3 nominees for the most successful architectural achievement in all fields in 2015,
  • Finalist, The European Prize for Urban Public Space 2016,
  • Nomination, Mies van der Rohe award, 2017,
  • Candidate for BA award 2018.

Faculty of Civil Engineering in Osijek, 2016

Dinko Peračić & Roman Šilje

  • 2nd prize, 41st Zagreb Salon of Architecture Award 2006,
  • Finalist, Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA), 1 of 3 nominees for the most successful architectural achievement in all fields in in 2016,
  • Medal for Architecture, Croatian Chamber of Architects Award for the most successful achievement and a prominent contribution to Croatian architecture in 2016.

Croatian Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, 2016 / we need it – we do it

Dinko Peračić, with Slaven Tolj, Miranda Veljačić, Emina Višnić

  • 2nd prize, 44st Zagreb Salon of Architecture Award 2009 ( for the Youth Centre Revitalisation project, 1 of 3 projects exhibited in the Pavilion),
  • Finalist, Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA), 1 of 3 nominees for the most successful architectural achievement in the area of ​​design and interior design in 2016,
  • Grand prix, 53rd Zagreb Salon of Architecture Award 2018 ( together with project of Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka).

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rijeka, 2017

Dinko Peračić

  • Nomination, Piranesi Award 2017, for best architectural realization built in a Central Europe region,
  • Award, Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA), for the most successful architectural achievement in the area of ​​design and interior design in 2017,
  • Medal for Conceptual venture, Croatian Chamber of Architects Award for a prominent professional contribution to conceptual reflection in 2017,
  • Grand prix, 53rd Zagreb Salon of Architecture Award 2018 ( together with project of Croatian Pavilion at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennal/ we need it-we do it),
  • Nomination, Mies van der Rohe award, 2019.

Fishing Port Brižine, 2020

Dinko Peračić

  • Finalist, Croatian Architects’ Association (CAA), 1 of 6 nominees for the most successful architectural achievement in all fields in in 2020,
  • Special award, BAB, 5th Balkan Architectural Biennale, 2021,
  • Grand Prix-BigSEE Architecture Award 2022, Public and commercial architecture.

The Sea is Glowing, 2020

Dinko Peračić, Oleg Šuran (graphic design)

  • Grand prix, 58th Zagreb Salon of Applied arts and Design 2023, with M. Veljačić.

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